Overview
- Fanatics Collect sold the one-of-one Cooper Flagg Topps Rookie Debut Patch Autograph for $8.04 million early Friday, making it the most expensive single-player basketball card and the third-highest NBA card sale on public record.
- The card was pulled in mid‑August during a RhodyBreakers livestream by collector Jason Williams, who declined the Mavericks’ public bounty and consigned the card to Fanatics rather than accept earlier private offers.
- Bidding in Fanatics’ September Premier Auction surged late in the sale, jumping from about $3.5 million at 9 p.m. to the final $8.04 million at 2 a.m., and the final price listed by Fanatics includes the buyer’s premium.
- Two other one-of-one Topps Rookie Debut Patch Autographs also sold in the same auction—Dylan Harper for $2.88 million and Kon Knueppel for $2.34 million—bringing the three RDPA totals to $13.26 million.
- The results highlight how the RDPA format, PSA grading (Flagg’s card received PSA Gem Mint 10 and a 10 autograph grade), auction-house advances and consignor fees shape what collectors pay and what sellers actually receive.